Sala, A. L., & Spendlove, T., & Riddell, J. (2011, June), Assessment of ABET Program Outcome J, "A Knowledge of Contemporary Issues"  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC. 10.18260/1-2--17533

\bibitem{asee_peer_17533}
  Sala, A. L., \& Spendlove, T., \& Riddell, J. (2011, June), \emph{Assessment of ABET Program Outcome J, "A Knowledge of Contemporary Issues"}
  Paper presented at 2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC.
  10.18260/1-2--17533

Anca L. Sala, Tom Spendlove, and James Riddell.  "Assessment of ABET Program Outcome J, "A Knowledge of Contemporary Issues"".  2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June.  ASEE Conferences, 2011.  https://sftp.asee.org/17533 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

\bibitem{asee_peer_17533}
  Anca L. Sala, Tom Spendlove, and James Riddell.
  "Assessment of ABET Program Outcome J, "A Knowledge of Contemporary Issues"".
  \emph{2011 ASEE Annual Conference \& Exposition, Vancouver, BC, 2011, June}.
  ASEE Conferences, 2011.
  https://sftp.asee.org/17533 Internet.  18 Apr, 2024

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